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Aitch · Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 6825 Location: Chatham, Kent, UK

I don't know if a simple HDMI to VGA+Audio cable will work as advertised on ebay?

http://tinyurl.com/6ratttx

prehistoric · Joined: 23 Oct 2007 Posts: 1210

There's more than analog/digital behind the problem of converting HDMI to VGA. HDMI is set up to be paranoid about someone converting protected content to unprotected, like VGA. Whenever it sees an unprotected output, a message goes back up the chain to convert to standard definition (SD).

I set up a TV (for someone else who watches the idiot box) using a 31" CRT monitor with a VGA input. It will show 1080i, which looks quite nice on a CRT. (The interlaced lines actually fit between those of the alternate field.)

The problem, even when showing off-the-air TV, is that you may have to buy old equipment to display HD via VGA. I got a Sony SAT HD-200 off eBay. This is a very nice box which originally cost around $800. The satellite input is obsolete, but for people like my friend who are upset about paying cable rates the off-the-air tuner is very good.

A side benefit of using an old 31" CRT monitor is that you don't have to worry about thieves doing a smash-and-grab if they see it through the glass door to the patio.

Lobster · Posted: Sat 03 Mar 2012, 21:30 Post subject:

Guys beyond hyperspice and other spaces
in a future raspberry dimension populated by Puppys
we are already running . . . Smile

Wheras other distros such as Raspberry Hat and Pi Ian
are already able to test and devevop on actual hardware
we have to develop on hardware we don't have. Shocked

It may be impossible but I would remind you that
Barry once created a release version of Puppy which included
OpenOffice in under 100MB when OpenOffice (now LibreOffice)
on its own was 120MB

It may be impossble but let's do it anyway. Laughing

I am starting to remind myself of any latent
Python skills I may have
(the language of the RPi Foundation for its educational
prime directive)
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/PuppySchoolProgramming

As soon as a PARM devx exists
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/PARM
in this time line, I will be testing my
Fruit machine

Aitch · Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 6825 Location: Chatham, Kent, UK

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=609397#609397

Aitch Smile

antiloquax · Joined: 27 Jan 2012 Posts: 405

Finally got an email from RS!

scsijon · Posted: Mon 05 Mar 2012, 18:14 Post subject:

Lobster · Posted: Mon 05 Mar 2012, 18:27 Post subject:

antiloquax, Fellow Puppys, Barryk, Raspberrians of all flavours,

Finally!
Managed to place an order. Very Happy

Never been so happy to send money Cool

I will be reciving a Rpi B board in 2058
. . . well OK 58 days - 58 days? They go to the moon and back in less time. Rolling Eyes

Meanwhile Liz Upton has promised to send me a model A board
thanks to the kind prompts of a US Puppy (also called Ed)
. . . who also offered to send me his B board, if I can not get one
[too kind guys, too kind]

So I am frutified and raspberrian.
So much so I started a blog of my adventures
starting with purchasing fruit coloured accessories
http://raspberrian.tumblr.com/

Fruit is good for you
Raspberry Pi - all of your 5 a day

antiloquax · Joined: 27 Jan 2012 Posts: 405

Sylvander · Posted: Tue 06 Mar 2012, 06:45 Post subject:

Hello Lobster...

I'll be watching your "Raspberry Pi" adventures with interest.

By-the-way...
Who is the handsome chap in the suit and tie holding the Puppy mug?
With eyes that display the classic indication [upper whites showing] of "Charisma" [excitement, interest in others, etc].

There IS "an art to show the minds' construction in the face".
Face reading.

Lobster · Posted: Tue 06 Mar 2012, 08:14 Post subject:

antiloquax · Joined: 27 Jan 2012 Posts: 405

We are going with RaspberryPy.

Very Happy

Lobster · Posted: Tue 06 Mar 2012, 22:02 Post subject:

Pence · Joined: 30 Jul 2005 Posts: 193

Still waiting for my chance to order one, but I did find a usb to micro usb cable, micro usb phone charger and a usb keyboard with trackball. Very cheap at our town's SPCA thrift store.